Creating A Map Package - DeLorme Topo USA 8.0 User Manual

Topo USA User Guide
and satellite imagery) includes color-coded data zoom level suggestions under
Zoom Range.
• Green indicates the data zoom levels at which the data is best viewed.
The default values are set to only export data zoom levels that are in the
green area.
• Red indicates zoom levels at which the data is available but not
necessarily the best viewed.
• Maps with multiple data types have large file sizes. To decrease the file size
when exporting multiple map data types, try exporting raster data with small
data zoom level ranges. The following list provides the optimum data zoom
level ranges for each raster data type:
Draw Layers - 1-17
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All draw layers in the current project, excluding waypoints and tracks. See
Adding Draw Layers to a Map Package for more information.
Topo USA 8.0 Data Series - 9-17
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Topo USA base map data.
Satellite Imagery (SAT10) - 9-11
o
True-color 10-meter resolution imagery from the French based SPOT
satellite (Satellites d'observation de la Terre). Downloaded using the
NetLink tab.
USGS Quads (3DTQ) - 12-14
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Color contour topographic maps produced by the United States Geological
Survey. Downloaded using the NetLink tab.
Aerial Imagery (DOQQ) - 15-16
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Black and white 1-meter resolution digital aerial photography. Downloaded
using the NetLink tab.
Color Aerial Imagery (DOQQ) - 13-17
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True-color 1-meter resolution digital aerial photography. Downloaded using
the NetLink tab.
NOAA Nautical Charts (varies)
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Color bathymetric nautical charts produced by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Downloaded using the NetLink tab.
USGS Hi-resolution 133 City Imagery - 13-17
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Color aerial imagery over the country's largest metropolitan areas with a
resolution of approximately 1/3 meter (or about 1 foot).
• For information on how data zoom levels display on Earthmate PN-Series GPS
devices, see Data Zoom Level/Scale Bar Translation.

Creating a Map Package

You can export maps to use on a DeLorme Earthmate® PN-Series device or a
compatible Palm® OS or Pocket PC PDA. You must have Street Atlas USA®
Handheld installed to view exported maps on a PDA.
See the Create Custom Maps for an Earthmate PN-Series GPS tutorial in the Topo
USA 8.0 Help system for more information.
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